Jagdeo attacks local media for not questioning WIN with equal force as him

Aug 17, 2025 News

…complains of journalistic bias and falsehood

Jagdeo attacks local media for not questioning WIN with equal force as him

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo

Kaieteur News – Taking a stance that aligns with United States (US) President Donald Trump’s famous “fake news” gibe, Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday took several swipes at media houses for lingering below the standard and principles of acceptable journalism.

At his most recent press conference at Freedom House in Georgetown, Jagdeo, who is also the general secretary of the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), condemned what he regards as bias displayed by various news entities in Guyana which he perceives to be politically aligned.

In the heat of the election race, Jagdeo expressed his dissatisfaction with billionaire businessman Azruddin Mohamed, who is also the presidential candidate of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party being “given a free pass” by local journalists on numerous matters.

Jagdeo accused journalists of not asking Mohamed questions related to the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions that have been hounding the businessman and political newcomer, even as he seeks to unseat the current government.

The VP said that his party, and the government, remains accessible and are frequently engaged on a range of matters adding that some of the media outfits, “don’t see this big elephant that’s staring there, that’s running for the presidency of the country, that has all of these pending allegations, that poses a threat to our country.”

“Nowhere else in the world he [Mohamed] would get off,” the general secretary asserted. According to him, in various parts of the world where the media is thorough and dutiful in its profession, the young presidential aspirant would have already been cornered strategically to respond to all the pressing issues relevant to him and his family in the context of their business as well as his political prospects. On many of these matters, the VP said that the news agencies should camp out at the WIN’s office and thoroughly question Mohamed.

Further, Jagdeo addressed what he perceives to be factions in the media corps noting that some media entities are anti-PPP. The VP sought to downplay the credibility of news outlets that hold the government accountable.

Jagdeo also criticized Mohamed for deliberately dodging the media, and deflecting public relations responsibilities to other party officials.

Additionally, the VP accused some media workers of being beneficiaries of financial tokens and other attractive benefits from the Mohameds in exchange for favourable reporting and positive publicity.

Furthermore, the VP singled out popular journalist, Travis Chase and overseas-based Opposition political activist Rickford Burke as “part of this camp that supports the Mohameds, that would spread rumors about what’s going on.”

“You have some news entities who may or may not receive monies from him, but a lot of them, they are anti-PPP…so they think that by giving him a free pass and enabling him, somehow they are harming the PPP.”

The party leader’s remarks stemmed from the United States 2024 Human Rights Report, which summed up hostility and discrimination meted out to local journalists and reporters.

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